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Trump will campaign 15 miles from Alabama border days before Senate special election

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter The White House has said President Donald Trump won’t come to Alabama to campaign for Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore but he will be in Pensacola, Florida, just 15 miles from the Alabama border, a few days before the Dec. 12 special election. The Associated Press and The Washington … Continued
December 1, 2017

Jones campaign hits Moore on co-authored textbook that decries women in public office

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Doug Jones’ campaign is hitting Republican Roy Moore on an academic textbook Moore co-authored in 2011 that decried women in public office. Moore’s name was not attributed to the portion of the study that advocates against women in leadership position but Jones’ campaign criticized him … Continued
December 1, 2017

Former Trump strategist Steve Bannon to campaign for Moore next week

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Breitbart executive chairman and former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, long considered one of President Donald Trump’s key allies, will return to Fairhope, Alabama, next week to campaign for Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore. It’ll be Bannon’s second visit to the state to stump for Moore. Bannon, since … Continued
November 29, 2017

Retired Marine Colonel-turned-sculptor hopes to be write-in option for Republicans hesitant on Moore

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Retired Marine Corps Col. Lee Busby, a former top aide to President Donald Trump’s Chief of Staff retired Gen. John Kelly, is coming out of a retirement defined by sculpting to honor fallen service members to launch a last-minute write-in effort for Alabama’s U.S. Senate seat against Republican nominee … Continued
November 28, 2017

Doug Jones makes appeal to students on college affordability

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Doug Jones will need the support of college students across the state to win the special election next month, and the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate made an appeal Monday night to organizers and college voters to get out the vote. On a conference call with Alabama college students … Continued
November 28, 2017

Moore campaign fires back at Leigh Corfman

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter As the sexual misconduct allegations continue to swirl around U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore, three of his spokesmen came out Tuesday to push back against the women whose accusations have threatened to capsize his campaign, claiming Moore’s first accuser Leigh Corfman had “pre-existing behavioral issues” and that other specific … Continued
November 22, 2017

Alabama Young Republicans pull support from Moore

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter The Young Republican Federation of Alabama is pulling its support of Senate hopeful Roy Moore even as the state party and most of its leadership, including the Governor, are sticking by the embattled candidate. The Young Republican Federation of Alabama Steering Committee, the executive committee which represents young Republicans … Continued
November 20, 2017

Secretary of State: No crossover voters will be prosecuted

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill’s office said Friday that no crossover voters will be prosecuted and the instances of crossover voting were far fewer than initially believed. Initial numbers indicated in a formal election report in August showed more than 674 individuals had voted in the Democratic primary … Continued
November 17, 2017

Anti-LGBT pastors, activists will speak with Roy Moore in Birmingham Thursday

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter One said the same-sex marriage decision would lead to kids being encouraged to practice sodomy in kindergarten and another blamed Hurricane Sandy on gay people and same-sex marriage. Those are just two of at least seven fundamentalist religious leaders who will be speaking at a press conference for Roy … Continued
November 16, 2017